elusive
英 [iˈluːsɪv]
美 [iˈluːsɪv]
adj. 难找的; 难以解释的; 难以达到的
Collins.1 / BNC.7605 / COCA.6930
牛津词典
adj.
- 难找的；难以解释的；难以达到的
difficult to find, define, or achieve- Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.
埃里克总是这样神出鬼没，哪儿也找不着。 - the elusive concept of ‘literature’
“文学”这一难以解释的概念 - A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive .
有毒废料这个问题证明难以解决。
- Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 难以得到的;难以描述的;想不起来的；难以实现的
Something or someone that iselusiveis difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve.- In London late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.
在伦敦，深夜时难以打到出租车，而且车费非常贵。
- In London late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.
双语例句
- Be an elusive target and an efficient hunter.
要做狡猾的猎物和高效的猎人。 - Investors rightly want to know how this affects companies. But that information can prove elusive.
投资者理所当然想知道这一因素对企业造成了怎样的影响，但事实证明这类信息很难找到。 - His dream of racial equality is still elusive, but no one did more to make it real.
种族平等的梦想仍遥遥无期，但没有任何人更使它真正。 - It is not some elusive nirvana of perfection and romantic sunsets.
它不是一些难以捉摸的完美涅磐和浪漫的夕阳。 - The answer remains elusive in part because love is not one thing.
某种程度上答案仍然是难以捉摸的因为爱不是一件事。 - But try as I may, my goal remains elusive.
可仅管尽力了，我的目的还是那么遥不可及。 - You may find yourself in that elusive flow state before you know it!
在知道之前也许你就找到了自己捉摸不透的源源不断的状态。 - But nothing has proved more elusive in campania's protracted waste crisis than long-term solutions.
但是在坎帕尼亚拖延未决的垃圾危机中，没有什么比长期解决办法更难找到的了。 - Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him
亨利生活中过去一直难以捕捉的幸福仍旧与他无缘。 - Politicians should pursue common ground and reasonable consensus rather than elusive ideals.
家应该寻求共同点和理性的一致，而不是深奥的理想。